Cost-effectiveness analysis of a multidisciplinary health-care model for patients with type-2 diabetes implemented in the public sector in Mexico: A quasi-experimental, retrospective evaluation

S G Sosa-Rubí, D Contreras-Loya, D Pedraza-Arizmendi, C Chivardi-Moreno, F Alarid-Escudero, R López-Ridaura, E Servan-Mori, V Molina-Cuevas, G Casales-Hernández, C Espinosa-López, J F González-Roldán, R Silva-Tinoco, J Seiglie, O Gómez-Dantés

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In 2007, the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Mexico implemented a multidisciplinary health-care model (MHC) for patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D), which has proven more effective in controlling this condition than the conventional health-care model (CHC).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We compared the cost-effectiveness of the MHC vs. the CHC for patients with T2D using a quasi-experimental, retrospective design. Epidemiologic and cost data were obtained from a randomly selected sample of health-care units, using medical records as well as patient- and facility-level data. We modelled the cost-effectiveness of the MHC at one, 10 and 20 years using a simulation model.

RESULTS: The average cumulative costs per patient at 20 years were US$4,225 for the MHC and US$4,399 for the CHC. With a willingness to pay one gross domestic product (GDP) per capita per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) (US$8,910), the incremental net benefits per patient were US$1,450 and US$3,737 at 10 and 20 years, respectively. The MHC was cost-effective from the third year onward; however, increasing coverage to 500 patients per year rendered it cost-effective at year one.

CONCLUSIONS: The MHC is cost-effective at 10 and 20 years. Cost-effectiveness can be achieved in the short term by increasing MHC coverage.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108336
Number of pages8
JournalDiabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume167
Early online date2 Aug 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2020

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Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Delivery of Health Care/economics
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/economics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mexico
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Public Sector
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years
  • Retrospective Studies

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